Software Architect

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$116,543 U.S. median for this role

Projected growth (BLS Employment Projections)

+9.8% - Much faster than average

Matched to SOC 15-1252 - Software Engineering aggregate by role bucket.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2024 and Employment Projections, 2024-2034.

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About this role

Software Architect China - Shanghai Location: Shanghai, China (Global Engineering Hub) Position Type: Full-time | Hands-on Technical Leadership Position Summary As a Software Architect , you will join our core engineering leadership team to drive system design, technical innovation, and architectural excellence across multiple business domains. This is a highly influential, dual-capability role designed for a strategic thinker who actively balances system-wide technical vision with hands-on coding execution. You will dive deep into our systems, identifying technical debt and designing long-term optimization strategies. At the same time, you will remain active in the codebase, building prototypes, delivering features, and establishing standard patterns for our engineering teams. Additionally, you will lead the evaluation and adoption of cutting-edge open-source and commercial solutions to keep our technology stack at the frontier of high-velocity, high-quality development. Key Responsibilities - System Architecture & Design: Own the end-to-end technical architecture for high-impact initiatives across different domains, translating complex commercial goals into robust, scalable, and secure designs. - Hands-on Technical Execution: Maintain a strong presence in the codebase by developing critical components, executing high-value features, and creating functional prototypes to validate design concepts. - System Modernization & Tech Debt Management: Map our legacy applications, identify technical debt, and formulate incremental, cloud-native service decomposition strategies to optimize reliability and reduce complexity. - Technical Vendor & Open-Source Evaluation: Proactively research, audit, and integrate best-in-class third-party software, libraries, and tools from the market to accelerate feature delivery. - Engineering Governance & Mentorship: Define clear service boundaries, API contracts, and database

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